Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-12
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but .astasllionable womanw

Joe, WHO, .yaulting over the fence
vanislied strlightway into thu
copses;sand with an excecdingl,
greatsGeY, Che poor. child sank OF
the gaHlen seat, and gave way Il
sobS aralstearS.
"Sncfl sentimental nonSenSe!'
mprmifed Louise, turning scorll
fully a@ay.
Andstlien she fell to wondering
how slfssshoull look in the new
bonneat@and whether Mr.. CreswIcl
would !think the blue and gold dee
notwithstanding to her; and if
But whpsis to trace the devious cur
Trent :offs pref 81 girls lnedltations
when a5:e sliey and er llts
regionsSt4ltts fzssirsl
Anything sbntfa fashionable wo
manw GAlfred Creswick's heart
echoed Zaiilee Griiy's passionate
words zssanything but a fashion
able womansn
The little discussion had al aud
itor tlla5Jlley reckoned not.of.
Was 1strange that Mr.. Ores
wick opened the latch of the lower
garden gate, and came to try and
comfortPoor little Gay in her trbu-
laton9
81 hive heard it all. Zaidee,n
said he. ''Do not fret, poor little
lasSie-itscan't be helped. But ai.
ter this I shall never want to sec
the FURNISHED breasts ami glitter
ing wings OF heavens poor little
songsters on a woman's head gear.
1t is tooSmuch like il sacrifice. 1t
makes one think of the slaughter
Of the ilniocents.n
Zaidee lifted those velvet hazel
eyes of hers to his face, full of mex
plicible spleadings.
"l-Iknow it's dreadfuily silly Of
me-" shesialtered; "but if could
have only put my little pets under
the green grass"
"You SHALL" said Mr.. CreswicS.
"But-z"
Don't look so troubled, Zlidee-
don'l [ say that you shais" reiler-
ated Creswick.
.'Oh, cried Zlitlee, "you are so
good! No one ha, comtorted me
as you have. Every one seemed
to think.t was so silly OF me to care
for birds. But they were such belu.
tiful innocent little creatures, and
they had been my pets"
LIN the3carlnine glow of the sun
set that evening, Mr.. Crcswlck
brought Zailee a little paper box.
Here are your darlings," he
said. II bribed Beers, the ta1er-
dermiSt, to let me have them. He
will substitute others in their .pll-
ces-unfortunately there are plenty
0fspoor hit le sacrifices to the idle
fol !saoE fasiltom's b;trbarous within
piledsub there on his counter-.lnd
Miss Gray" Che did not say Louise,
Zaidee vaguely noticed) will be
zone the WISER"
:.Oh, it is too good Of you-so
good Of you!n repeated Z;tidee.-
"But how Louise CAN wear those
things on her hat! Why, would
az soon goaround like the canni-
balls that we read of, with strings of
human teeth around my neck, and
scalps hung at my belt. Should
you think me very childish and sill
ly, Mr.. CreswicK," she added. with
soft eyes lifted imploringly to his
face, '.if | bury these poor little
winged creatures, whose bright
life Is over now, in the corner OF
my flower gardenY"
.Dear little Zaidec," he said,
kindly, SIN my eyes everything
that you do is right"
And so, together, they buried
the two blue birds and tue tiny,
gold streaked humming bird. While
at Mrs. Maydcws musical tea"
every one WAS wondering where
Mr.. Ureswick was-and Miss LOU
Use Gray, most of all.
"Zaidee," said Alfred, as he sat
OH the crooked trunk oil tree,
when the miniature obsrqules were
over, twill you answer Inc one ques-
tions'
AS many as YOU please, Mr..
Creswick,' said the girl, who was
slowly sprinkliug clover leaves on
tie tinv mound, with her chin
resting in her hand.
"Vbat did you mean, just now,
when you asked me if l should
think you childish in following the
dictates of your hearth"
"What do / mean?" she repeated
eyes" ''Do | seem so very old
to- you9"
You, Mr.. Creswick7" zaidee's
color went like pink waves to
the roots of her hair. ooh, no,
sno!'
81 am eight and twenty" said
he. "Andslt tile girl whom | love
considers that too old, | am lost,
indeed.n
'Ds DO you mean-L0uise'" she
faltered.
81 mean-Zaidee," he replied.
In an instant he had folded her
to his heart.
"Nly little one, my pretty one,
my hearts queen," he whispered
passionately.
"Oh,n cried Zaidee, ~ never
could have believed this. | have
thought of it, bul-but what have
l done to deserve thls?"
And then Alured Creswick knew